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Tag Archives: Storytelling
Writing, (W)romance, and Wraiths
Monday, May 6, 2013
To sex or not to sex? Today’s post is all about paranormal and fantasy romance. Rawr.
Don’t Shoot Arrows at People
Monday, March 25, 2013
Who are you writing for? What does your audience expect? Today we’ll talk about choosing your target audience.
Working Titles and Story Questions
Monday, February 18, 2013
In today’s “Prewriting” post, we’ll discuss working titles, short synopses, and the ever-elusive story question.
The Benefits of Prewriting
Monday, February 11, 2013
Tweet In last week’s intro post, I posited that not prewriting your novel is like not taking a map on a quest (which happens to end with facing down a fire-breathing dragon). Today we’re going to take a look at that metaphorical map and figure out just what it really is. Caveat Caveat emptor: Let […]
Dragons, and Something to Blow Your Nose On
Monday, February 4, 2013
Tweet Author with Penchants Greetings, fellow writerly one! I’m Courtney Cantrell. You might know me from the column I used to write here at Unstressed Syllables, What I Learned About Writing This Week. Or you might have followed me over here from my own site, Court Can Write. In either case, you already know that […]
Some Simple Advice for the Novice Storyteller
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tweet Part of my job these days–my actual job, for which I get paid–is being a writing coach. Obviously that’s most of the motivation for this site, too. And now that I’m finding some success as an indie writer, I even have fans contacting me to ask for tips on getting started as a storyteller. […]
On Self-Publishing: What to Start With
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Tweet I’ve been talking lately about the publishing revolution. Last time, I drew it up in pretty dramatic terms and finished with a heartfelt call to action. If you can be satisfied with the promise of an income and an audience, you should be self-publishing. But there’s a big difference between deciding to self-publish and […]
Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tweet I’ve spent the last week now talking to you about Joshua Unruh, whether it was my role as his writing coach or his masterful answer to my writing challenge. Today, I’m going to give him a chance to speak for himself. Ladies and gentlemen, Joshua Unruh! I love Young Adult fiction. Most of the […]
A Writing Challenge
Monday, January 30, 2012
Tweet This blog post is coming to you extremely late. I’d have skipped it altogether, but I left you hanging last Tuesday and I really need to finish laying this foundation, because tomorrow we’re going to build on it. For what it’s worth: I’ve got a great excuse. I’ve just been so busy with the […]
